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Judge Orders Halt to Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
A federal judge said work must stop for 14 days while she considered arguments that building and operating the immigration ...
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A family's fishing trip ends with the dad at 'Alligator Alcatraz'. Here's their story
Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...
Alligator Alcatraz could cause Florida panther habitat loss, expert says in court
The endangered Florida panther could lose thousands of acres of core territory in the Everglades due to operations at the ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Worse Than You Realize
Erected on an abandoned airstrip known as the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, the temporary tent city was ...
Montreal Gazette on MSN4d
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ contractor GardaWorld cleared to bid up to US$138M on ICE contracts
GardaWorld Federal Services, a Virginia-based subsidiary of Montreal-based firm, was among dozens of companies shortlisted by ...
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even ...